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men's basketball: news and notes coach Tubby Smith said after his team got beat in Mackey last weekend. "And now, they've figured out what they do best, which is taking you off the dribble." In the last three games — two victories and another near-victory over top-10 Michigan — Purdue averaged 78 points and 11 turnovers, shot 48 percent and outrebounded opponents by 27. "This is when you want to be moving in the right direction, and I think we are," Dru Anthrop said. Painter knows the only way Purdue will extend its NCAA To u r n a m e n t streak is by Tom Campbells winning the Since hurting his ankle and going scoreless at Iowa on Feb. 27, Terone Big Ten TourJohnson has played some of the best basketball of his career. nament, but he also knows how a Purdue team should. "They're playing with heart, that will be a tough road. After playing Nebraska in they're playing with toughness like all Matt Painter and Gene the opener, Purdue would play Keady teams do and you have to No. 2 seed Ohio State and then match that intensity," Minnesota potentially Michigan State be- vertime purdue feeling good and healthy heading into big ten tourney BY STACY CLARDIE AND ALAN KARPICK and coaches Playershow they wishall say it now, Purdue could have figured this formula out months ago. How they should have realized that playing with consistent effort and fight and intelligence leads to victories. But the Boilermakers and their team full of underclassmen and upperclassmen playing new roles didn't get it. Not until the last two weeks. But at least they did, Coach Matt Painter said. And that could help them make a run to finish the season that can make fans proud. Purdue is the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will play Nebraska in a first-round game on Thursday in Chicago. And they're finally playing Link pur to 201due's 2-13 season stats 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Game Time/ResultTV Oct. 30 MONTEVALLO (exhibition) W, 70-61 BTN Digital Nov. 3 NEWBERRY (exhibition) W, 109-68 BTN Digital Nov. 9 BUCKNELL* L, 65-70 BTN Digital Nov. 11 HOFSTRA* W, 83-54 BTN Digital Nov. 15 vs. Villanova# L, 81-89 (OT) ESPN2 Nov. 16 vs. Oregon State# L, 58-66 ESPNU/ESPN2 Nov. 21 UNC-WILMINGTON W, 66-40 BTN Nov. 28 at Clemson! W, 73-61 ESPNU Dec. 1 XAVIER L, 57-63 BTN Dec. 4 LAMAR W, 72-39 BTN Dec. 8 at Eastern Michigan L, 44-47 ESPN3 Dec. 15 vs. No. 22 Notre Dame& L, 68-81 ESPN2 Dec. 18 BALL STATE W, 66-56 ESPN3 Dec. 29 WILLIAM & MARY W, 73-66 ESPN3 Jan. 2 No. 11 ILLINOIS W, 68-61 BTN Jan. 5 at No. 18 Michigan State L, 61-84 BTN Jan. 8 No. 15 OHIO STATE L, 64-74 ESPN Jan. 13 PENN STATE W, 60-42 BTN Jan. 16 at Nebraska W, 65-56 BTN Jan. 19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 79-52 CBS Jan. 24 at No. 2 Michigan L, 53-68 ESPN Jan. 27 IOWA W, 65-62 (OT) BTN Jan. 30 No. 3 INDIANA L, 60-97 BTN Feb. 2 at Northwestern L, 60-75 ESPN2 Feb. 5 at Penn State W, 58-49 BTN Feb. 9 No.12 MICHIGAN STATE L, 65-78 BTN Feb. 13 at Illinois L, 59-79 BTN Feb. 16 at No. 1 Indiana L, 55-83 ESPN2 Feb. 24 NORTHWESTERN W, 74-43 BTN Feb. 27 at Iowa L, 48-58 BTN March 3 at No. 17 Wisconsin W, 69-56 ESPN March 6 No. 7 MICHIGAN L, 75-80 BTN March 9 MINNESOTA W, 89-73 BTN Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) March 14 No. 10-seed Nebraska 6:30 p.m. BTN March 15 No. 2-seed Ohio State 6:30 p.m. BTN March 16 Semifinals 4 p.m. CBS March 17 Finals 3:30 p.m. CBS * 2K Sports Classic — Mackey Arena # 2K Sports Classic – New York City (Madison Square Garden) ! ACC/Big Ten Challenge & Crossroads Classic — Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) All Times ET GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 25 • 21